Got enterprise agility, innovation and growth on your mind? Edge computing will help you get there

Businesses today are more connected than ever before, fuelling a data explosion like never before. The line between the physical and digital worlds are blurring too, as the enterprise digital estate expands beyond the perimeter of a data centre and spreads its footprint across clouds, some of which may even be in multiple regions.

In such a fast evolving hyperconnected business landscape, enterprises need data processing to happen in real-time, applications to perform with the lowest latency and decision-making to happen not just intelligently but instantly too.

The rapid advancement of technology, coupled with the widespread adoption of 5G, IoT and cutting-edge innovations, is further driving a transformative shift in the performance expectations of a digital enterprise.

The future is at the edge

Edge computing is the answer that enterprises are looking for. By processing and analysing data closer to the point of origin rather than relying solely on centralised cloud servers. It can bring the efficiency, speed and agility that enterprises have always been asking for, allowing them to adapt rapidly, innovate continually, and collaborate efficiently.

Edge computing opens up boundless possibilities, from the predictive maintenance of critical infrastructure and intelligent supply chain management to AI-powered retail analytics and improving driver experiences and safety.

However, while edge computing promises to put an end to the performance and agility woes of today’s hyperconnected enterprises, its adoption is not without its complexities. Top challenges include:

• Hardware/Cloud diversity: Diverse technology landscape and heterogeneous environments results in fragmented control, management, and visualisation.
• System: Address concerns regarding future-proofing investments, specifically in assessing how edge investments will impact legacy equipment and workflows to achieve seamless integration
• Security: Mitigate evolving security risks and ensure secure data transmission to facilitate seamless transition from pilot to production.
• Skills: Navigate the breadth of technologies with right skills needed in the ecosystem.

As the volume and complexity of managing legacy systems alongside modern, containerised workloads grow, the need for an orchestration platform that's open, agile and truly adaptable becomes evident.

Such a platform serves as the backbone, bridging the gap between infrastructure and the centralised cloud services. Here’s where Tata Communications CloudLyte comes in, powered by open-source Kubernetes and designed to provide top-tier support for virtualised, containerised and serverless function-based applications.

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Tata Communications CloudLyte opens new vistas to Edge Computing

Tata Communications CloudLyte is an automated edge computing platform designed to meet the needs of global enterprises in a hyperconnected world. The platform offers real-time data processing, low latency applications, and intelligent decision-making, catering to various industry use cases. It provides a comprehensive unified offering with swift deployment and scaling, seamless extension of cloud capabilities to the edge, centralised management of edge resources, and built-in security features.

Delving into how Tata Communications CloudLyte can help enterprises harness the full potential of cloud, Neelakantan Venkataraman , Vice President and Global Head – Cloud and Edge Business, Tata Communications says, “In a hyperconnected world, businesses increasingly rely on resilient, performant, and secure edge computing capabilities. These are essential for managing the immense volumes of raw data generated and processing them swiftly and efficiently to enable rapid decision-making and foster accelerated business transformation.”

“By bringing the cloud experience to edge, Tata Communications CloudLyte allows global enterprises to harness the full potential of cloud through a well-integrated cloud fabric. With Tata Communications CloudLyte — we’re not just building the future — we’re redefining it. From AI-driven predictive maintenance to retail analytics, the potential is limitless,” he added.

Explore more about Tata Communications CloudLyte and how it can help revolutionise your business operations.